The Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist

• מחבר ראשי: Benoit Guénard (auth)
• מחברים אחרים: Evan P. Economo (auth), Ratnayake Kaluarachchige Sriyani Dias (auth), Aijaz Ahmad Wachkoo (auth), Shahid Ali Akbar (auth), Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh Udayakantha (auth)
• פורמט: אלקטרוני Book Chapter
• שפה: אנגלית
• יצא לאור: Pensoft Publishers
• סדרה: ZooKeys
• נושאים: Zoology & animal sciences
• גישה מקוונת: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Sri Lanka represents an important biodiversity hotspot region of the world. Yet, over the past 170 years, exploration of the ant fauna of Sri Lanka has received sporadic attention. Here we provide a synthesis of the regional taxo­nomic work carried out to date, as well as a historical overview of my...